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Dublin Simon Community

Support Worker Nights - Homeless Emergency Services

Dublin

FULL TIME

October 15, 2024

About Us
At Dublin Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.
If you share our values and want to make a difference then apply for this role with Dublin Simon Community and join the team!
Benefits to working with Dublin Simon Community:

25 days of annual leave
5% matched contribution to your pension
Paid Sick Leave Policy
Paid Maternity Leave Policy
Bike to Work Scheme
Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
1st-week Comprehensive Training
Progression Opportunities

About the role:
Contract Type – Full Time Permanent.
Working Hours – a 5 week rolling roster of night shifts, 37.5 hours a week, from Monday to Sunday availability. Earliest start will be 8pm and latest finish time will be 8:30am. Shifts are between 10.5 and 12hrs.
Location – North Circular Rd, Dublin 1, Maple House.
Salary - €30,000 + 12% Night Allowance.
As a Support Worker Nights you will work directly with clients as part of a team to ensure the provision of short-term accommodation services to homeless adults in Dublin City Centre. You will meet and assess the needs of clients on a nightly basis, responding to crisis and incidents, engaging clients in service activities and support plans.
Your responsibilities

Carry out health and safety checks as per local policy and recording of same.
Provide support to the clients at night, recording on support plans, updating PASS and nights bed list, encouraging sleep hygiene.
Provide care interventions, including daily living skills support, relapse prevention support.
Ensure all new clients receive a robust induction to the service and are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
Ensure building is secure at night and that all systems are working (alarms, CCTV, emergency response details) and adhering to the lone working policy.
Therapeutic and diversionary interventions, providing emotional and motivational support, promoting positive mental health attitudes, self-esteem and self-respect.
Support the manager in the implementation of the strategic and operational action objectives. Taking responsibility for developing and implementing strategic and operational goals.
Preparations of rooms for service user intake to ensure standards are maintained.
Crisis and conflict management.
Ensure consistent handovers, diary, incident reports and follow-ups, in accordance with organisation policies.
Accommodation management; ensuring routine maintenance is carried out, cleaning, security inspections and bedroom health and safety inspections occur, in line with operational procedures and standards.
Ensure neighbourhood policy is implemented and managed at all times.
Active interventions; harm reduction, overdose prevention.
Interpersonal skills development, dealing with relationships, family liaison and behavioural management issues.

Essential for the role:

BA/BS degree (level 7 or 8) in Psychology, Community Development, Counselling, Social Care, Social Work, or similar.

Level 5 in relevant field with 12 months experience in similar setting (including voluntary work and college placement)
A Passion for helping people.
Flexibility to work in an agile environment.
Willingness to learn.
Experience in carrying out Health & Safety inspections and audits.

Please note, if you are unsure of any of the requirements, contact the Recruitment Team on careers@dubsimon.ie
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From €30,000.00 per year
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Night shift
Weekend availability

Application question(s):

In order to work in Ireland a non EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. Do you require an Employment Permit to work in Ireland?
Garda Vetting is conducted in respect of any person who is carrying out work or activity, a necessary and regular part of which consists mainly of the person having assess to, or contact with, children or vulnerable persons. Are you currently or have you ever been the subject of criminal charges or investigation?
This role is full-time and requires availability for night shifts from Monday to Sunday. Please confirm that you are available 7 days a week.

Work Location: In person

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